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  • Greg Dulli waited 16 years to release a new album as head of The Afghan Whigs, but the band lost none of its swagger in the interim. Watch the reunited group perform "The Lottery" on KEXP.
  • They Want My Soul is the band's first album in four years. Singer Britt Daniel says the recording process often felt like being in a horror movie.
  • The Districts started out as a high-school band in Lititz, Penn. After some wise touring — as well as a video with more than 300,000 views — the group now has a self-titled EP on a national label.
  • Potty Mouth formed in Northampton, Mass., in 2011. The band released a vinyl EP in 2012, and last year put out a full-length record called Hell Bent. With a name inspired by the title of a Bratmobile album, Potty Mouth revels in the sheer volume and eager, youthful enthusiasm of punk.
  • The band Orthy illustrates the breadth of the Austin music scene. Their inspiration comes from a weekly dance party created to turn rock fans on to dance music and vice versa.
  • On this new one, the Oakland-based band's battering noise-rock graduates into a beautiful, but still brute-forced, groove.
  • Dark and catchy, the L.A. band has just released its debut album, Better Strange. Hear two tracks.
  • Konono No.1 is a 12-piece group hailing from Kinshasa, Congo. The band's debut album, Congotronics, introduces the world to their unique sound. That sound has been honed by years of performance, mostly in Kinshasa's outdoor cafes.
  • The Vanity Project is the first solo effort by Steven Page, one of the frontmen of the wildly successful Canadian folk-pop band Barenaked Ladies. The self-titled album is something of a departure.
  • Inspired by the post-punk sounds of Echo & The Bunnymen, The Stills' members often find themselves obscured by the deluge of likeminded acts. It's the kind of thing that sticks to a band, but The Stills continues to hone its sound, while taking on a darker and more passionate approach.
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